SCREENING SUNDAY AUGUST 10, 2025 AT 8:30 PM
These mostly Georgia-made shorts explore the darker corners of Southern life. Grief lingers, secrets resurface, and decisions are made under pressure. From rural isolation to internal battles, each story reveals a different truth about what it means to survive, transform, or come undone in the Deep South.
89 min run time
JohnnyStorm.
Directors Katie LeCluyse, Tarji J. Irby
Music Video, 5min , United States
A story of an artist, TajWonder, discovering his fiery passion, and powers, as he tries to climb the ladder to success.
Estranged
Director Charlie Tiner
Made in Georgia, 5min, United States
In the aftermath of the brutal murder of her girlfriend, Michelle must piece together the events leading up to the incident while deciding what to do next.
Issa Date
Directors Timothy Bowser, Joy E. Joseph
Experimental Short, 11min, United States
Have you ever had second thoughts about something and had to talk yourself through it? Imagine doing that for a date.
The Removal
Director Tatum Louise Fry
Experimental Short, 11min, United States
A young girl finds herself pregnant in the rural south. Without access to an abortion, she takes matters into her own hands.
Spill
Director Aaron McLaughlin
Made in Georgia, 6min, United States
Penny consoles David after losing their mutual friend Cindy, however, she uncovers a dark secret.
The Black Rose
Directors Keyshawn Chism, Catalina Montanez
Narrative Short, 8min, United States
A Blackridge County gang member, held for questioning, recalls what happened to him on the night of his initiation.
The Woman Without Mercy
Director Grace Pritchard
Made in Georgia, 12min, United States
A burnt-out barista is faced with an opportunity to leave it all behind for a seeming fairy daydream.
Loop Hole
Director Caleb Spencer Barr
Made in Georgia, 6min, United States
Buried
Director Nicole Agostino
Made in Georgia, Drama Short, 8min, United States
A woman emerges from a period of grief, and slowly finds her way to the other side.
SIMON SAYS
Director Sarah Massey
Made in Georgia, 10 min, United States
A young accountant is convinced his bosses are involved in a dark web of crime. But is paranoia getting the better of him?
Whistle In The Dark
Director Connor Alexander Preston Pannell
Made in Georgia, Horror / Thriller, 7min, United States
A state investigator's strange secret unravels when she's paired with a killer to solve an old occult murder case.
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